>We know that without decent regulation, tax evasion on a massive scale, money laundering, criminal activities, insider trading, bribery, extortion, illegal political influence etc. etc. will seriously degrade civil society.

You don't know that.

When has it ever been tried?

We didn't explore societies where transactions are voluntarily (eg. no taxes) and we don't persecute victimless crimes (eg. drugs)

I argue my interests are aligned with the majority of non political people.

That said I'm not a proponent of crypto, I think private banks without government regulations are a more efficient alternative than a blockchain.